# 当下 (dāngxià)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当下 (dāngxià) means “the present moment; right now; immediately”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the present moment; right now; immediately
- Pinyin: dāngxià (dang1 xia4)
- Traditional: 當下
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们应该专注于当下，过好每一天。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi zhuānzhù yú dāngxià, guò hǎo měi yī tiān.
  We should focus on the present moment and live every day well.

## Characters

- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as
- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-xia-present-moment/

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